University of Santo Tomas overcame a rusty start to clobber University of the East, 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 25-20, to book a ticket to the finals of the Philippine Superliga Collegiate Grand Slam at the Muntinlupa Sports Center.

University of Santo Tomas overcame a rusty start to clobber University of the East, 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 25-20, to book a ticket to the finals of the Philippine Superliga Collegiate Grand Slam at the Muntinlupa Sports Center.

The troika of Eya Laure, Milena Alessandrini and Tin Francisco were at its best, powering the Tigresses to an impressive win that sent them to the finals against University of the Philippines.

The winner-take-all finals duel is set on Dec. 20 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Rookie sensation Laure uncorked 15 points built on 13 kills while skipper Francisco had 14 hits for the Tigresses, who inched closer to sweeping the elimination round.

Alessandrini chipped in 13 points on top of 13 digs while Dimdim Pacres stepped up with seven hits, including the set-clinching kill in the third and fourth sets.

Despite arranging a finals duel with collegiate rival UP, UST coach Kungfu Reyes believes that a lot of work needs to be done.
For one, the Tigresses committed most of their 27 unforced errors in the first two sets that led to a sluggish start.

“Our offensive transition still needs to improve,” said Reyes following their crucial win that was completed in one hour and 54 minutes of play.
“We had a lot of errors that we could have converted. We still have to polish our game.”

Judith Abil shone with 15 points for the Lady Red Warriors, who dropped their second straight game sliding to a 1-3 record.

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Petron will march in full force to defend its crown in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference starting Tuesday at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

Powered by veteran Ging Balse with and a healthy Frances Molina, the Blaze Spikers are coming in with a heavyweight status in this prestigious club league bankrolled by Isuzu, Sogo, Senoh, Asics, Mikasa, Mueller, UCPB Gen and Bizooku.

Balse, a member of the national squad that won the bronze medal in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in 2005, joined the Blaze Spikers to reunite with former University of Santo Tomas teammates Rhea Dimaculangan and Aiza Maizo-Pontillas.

Molina will also be back in full strength after suffering a stress fracture injury that prompted her to withdraw from the national squad that saw action in the 18th Asian Games and AVC Asian Women’s Cup last month.

Also set to carry the cudgels for the star-studded Petron side in this league that was chosen as one of the 10 finalists in the Best Women’s Sports Event category award of SPIA Asia are Mika Reyes, Jasmine Alcayde, Buding Duremdes, Remy Palma, Pia Gaiser, Chloe Cortez, Angel Legacion and Carmela Tunay.

High-leaping Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons will also see action to provide the scoring spark for the Blaze Spikers.

“I’m back and hopefully I can maintain my health,” said Molina, the former San Beda University star who skippered the squad when it crushed F2 Logistics in a dramatic best-of-three finals showdown last year.

“We’re the defending champion, so there’s really pressure going into this tournament. But we’re confident that we had a good preparation in the off-season and we’re ready to go.”

With five titles under its belt, including a rare sweep of the All-Filipino in 2015, Petron is arguably the league’s most decorated squad.

Luck continues to roll the Blaze Spikers’ way this year.

They ruled the Grand Prix with Lindsay Stalzer and Katherine Bell as imports before Rondina and Pons plucked the Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup title, sparking speculations that the Blaze Spikers are gunning for a rare Gram Slam.

Unfortunately, Petron bowed to rival F2 Logistics in an action-packed finals encounter in the Invitational Conference.
“Defending our crown will never be easy as all teams have prepared for this conference,” said Ian Fernandez, the chief deputy of head coach Shaq Delos Santos.

Defending champions University of Santo Tomas swept the women's division, while the men's team of Far Eastern University also completed a seven-game sweep, in the UAAP Season 81 beach volleyball tournament at Sands SM By The Bay, on Friday.

Defending champions University of Santo Tomas swept the women’s division, while the men’s team of Far Eastern University also completed a seven-game sweep, in the UAAP Season 81 beach volleyball tournament at Sands SM By The Bay, on Friday.

UST’s deadly combo of Cherry Rondina and Babylove Barbon easily finished FEU’s Ivana Agudo and Sheena Gallentes, 21-9, 21-5, to advance in the Finals for four consecutive years, and will take on the winner of the stepladder semifinals on Saturday.

Rondina felt a bit emotional entering into the Finals due to the fact that she is about to exhaust her playing years in UAAP, but she remains focused on defending the crown for UST.

Michelle Morente and Tin Tiamzon of La Salle took home the semis advantage at the expense of UP’s Issa Molde and Justine Durog, 21-17, 21-14, although the latter barely made it to the Final Four by landing at the fourth spot.

NU’s Antonette Landicho and Kly Orillaneda would then grab the third spot by dispatching Adamson University’s Hannah Infante and Gracelchen Ave, 21-16, 21-11.

In the men’s division, the duo of Jude Garcia and Kevin Hadlocon secured Finals berth for the FEU by pummelling Ateneo’s Kurt Aguilar and Abai Llenos, 21-3, 21-5.

UST’s Krung Arbasto and Jaron Requinton claimed the twice-to-beat advantage over defending champions Bryan Bagunas and James Natividad of National University, 30-32, 21-12, 15-13, while Adamson’s Pao Pablico and Jesus Valdez defeated Geraint Bacon and Paul Serrano of De La Salle University, 21-18, 21-18, to book a spot at the Final Four.

UST and NU still have a perfect 3-0 record followed by the Lady Spikers’ 2-1. The Lady Maroons, Lady Eagles, Lady Tamaraws and Lady Falcons are in a four-way tie with 1-2 win-loss card. Lady Warriors are still winless in three games.

Adamson University head coach Franz Pumaren downplayed the idea of beating Aldin Ayo. Pumaren finally tallied his first win versus Ayo, after the Soaring Falcons stopped the gritty University of Santo Tomas, 77-71, Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum.

“It didn’t even enter my mind to be honest. I’ve been in college basketball for so long,” said Pumaren, a five-time UAAP champion coach.

“I’ve been coaching since I was nineteen years old. It’s part of the job. You’re going to play the whole seven teams. We are still opponents in the court but off it, nothing personal.”

Pumaren was well-known for his full-court press. It played well int heir victory, forcing UST to commit season-high 27 turnovers that turned into 29 points.

“What’s so funny is people are saying that I’m using the same press, using the same system,” Pumaren noticed.

“But if you look at it closely, I’ve been adjusting my defense, it depends on my materials, it depends on the teams that we are playing.”

Pumaren led the Green Archers to a five championship, including a four-peat from 1998 to 2001. Now, he wants to do the same for Adamson, expecting selfless basketball.

“For us to be successful this year is to continue what we are doing. We just have to stay the course, stay within the system and our program,” he said.

“No individual player can help us win games. It’s going to be a team effort for us to beat the other team.”

Jerrick Ahanmisi once again led the Adamson University Soaring Falcons to defeat the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, 77-71, in the UAAP Season 81 men’s basketball tournament at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City Saturday.

Jerrick Ahanmisi once again led the Adamson University Soaring Falcons to defeat the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, 77-71, in the UAAP Season 81 men’s basketball tournament at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City Saturday.

In the fourth quarter, the Growling Tigers were behind by five points, 69-74, before Jerom Lastimosa sinked his basket to extend their lead to seven, 76-69, in the last 49 seconds.

UST then again cut the lead to five, 71-76, behind Marvin Lee’s freethrows but ran out of time to give the Soaring Falcons its third win, 77-71.

“My bench players proved that they are capable of stepping up,” said Adamson head coach Franz Pumaren. “This is one game that we were able to prove ourselves that we just play as a team.”

The San Marcelino-based squad had 40 bench points compared to UST’s only 29.

Ahanmisi erupted for 20 points and Vince Magbuhos added 15 markers. CJ Cansino led UST in a losing effort with 18 points and six boards.

Adamson’s next match will be against the University of the Philippines on Wednesday, September 26, at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.